Keloid Removal Miami

Keloids are skin lesions caused by excessive or exaggerated growth of additional scar tissue. Usually, keloids do not require treatment. However, if this is annoying for the patient or wants to reduce its size, there are different surgical and non-surgical procedures for it.

In this article, you will find what a keloid is, what causes keloids, keloid removal surgery, among others. If you are interested in the permanent Keloid Removal procedure, we invite you to read the full article to know everything about this additional scar tissue in your skin and how to remove it.

What are keloids?

Keloids are scars that form due to excessive tissue growth after overcoming skin lesions, such as burns, scratches, insect bites, cesarean sections, piercings, or vaccine sites, which is where they are most commonly seen. Although they are not a health problem, they can cause aesthetic issues.

In the healing process, one of the mechanisms that the skin uses to close the wound is the formation of collagen, composed of cells (fibroblasts) that are in the dermis. A keloid occurs when these fibroblasts react abnormally and create much more collagen uncontrollably.

What causes keloids?

Among the causes that affect its appearance can be mentioned genetic and racial factors (in people with darker skin and women are more frequent). Since it is an exaggerated healing process, the cause can be any injury that the skin may have suffered: burns, surgical incisions, scratches, acne, chickenpox, insect bites, perforations, etc.

Keloid removal in Miami

Keloids Removal Options

There are two options of keloid scar removal:

  • Keloid Plastic Surgery: It is indicated if the administration of corticosteroids does not produce a significant improvement. Keep in mind that this process can cause an even greater keloid scar.
  • Laser keloid removal: Keloid scar treatment should be started early. The pulsed dye laser is the most suitable for treatment. Reduces the vascular bed that feeds the disordered production of collagen and moderates the inflammatory response, which keeps active a process of "crazy" healing by correcting its hypertrophy.

Aftercare of the keloids removal surgery

The Keloid removal surgery takes around 6 to 8 weeks for the scar tissues to become red and shrink with the continuous therapy of steroid injections, radiation, or surgery.

So it would be best if you covered the area with a silicone gel bandage after your keloid surgery. You can buy these bandages at most drugstores. You should keep the silicone bandage on the skin for 12 to 24 hours a day for 2 to 6 months. Our specialist will tell you when you can stop treatment.

Cost of Keloid removal in Miami

The cost of treating keloids varies depending on the extent of the skin condition. We can help you determine if health insurance covers all or part of the costs.

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If you have an annoying scar, it is best to contact us through our website or phone numbers and consult, which would be the best keloid treatment for you. Do not fear; our specialists will explain each aspect of the procedure and risks of it. Enjoy your free consultation at Adore Plastic Surgery in Miami (954) 546-7655.

Questions & Answers

Is it painful to remove keloid scars with a laser?

The laser has a simultaneous cooling system that compensates for discomfort while protecting the epidermis.

The treatment is fast, although the duration of the treatment will vary depending on the extension of the area to be treated. It usually takes less than 5 minutes.

No, you can join your usual routine immediately.

The number of treatment sessions can vary acording to the severity of the scars, as well as the intensity of the treatment, and may be necessary from 1 to 3 sessions, and combine it in some cases with intralesional corticosteroid infiltration.

It is possible to flatten the keloid considerably and standardize the tone, although the scar will never disappear completely.

Any cause of a scar can be the cause of a keloid. It includes burning, cutting, or having severe acne. Keloids can also develop after a perforation in the body or a tattoo, or after surgery.

Keloids appear and grow slowly. It could take between three months to a year before you see the first signs of the keloid. These begin as an elevated pink, red, or purple scar; they feel different from the surrounding skin and cause pain, itching, or tenderness.

Some people are more likely to develop keloid during healing. However, it is more likely to develop a keloid if it is dark-skinned, Latin or Asian; under 30, you are pregnant, you are a teenager at puberty and if you have a family history of keloids.

Your doctor can diagnose a keloid looking skin. Sometimes, you can do a skin biopsy to rule out other types of skin growths.

People who are more likely to have keloids may decide not to get a body piercing or tattoo. If the ears are pierced, you should wear particular pressure earrings to reduce the scars on the earlobes.

If you need surgery, make sure your doctor knows that you may have keloids. It is especially crucial if the operation will affect an area that probably has a scar. Starting specific treatments immediately after surgery can help prevent keloids. These treatments include corticosteroid injections and pressure dressings to help flatten the scar.

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